A number of pubs are providing meals and money for those in need.
Author of the article: Bill Brownstein • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Mar 17, 2021 • 4 days ago • 3 minute read • Joe Cannon, left, and Paul Quinn, centre, of the Irish Embassy Pub will provide breakfast and lunch on St. Patrick s Day at the Resilience Montreal shelter, including bagels courtesy of Jimmy Rennie, right, of Ville-Émard Bagels. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal’s pubs will be eerily tranquil again this year on St. Patrick’s Day, as they were on what would have been parade day Sunday, all due to the pandemic. And local publicans will again be taking a huge financial hit over a two-day period that, for many, normally represents revenues generated from the Grand Prix and every summer festival combined.
MONTREAL Longtime tenants rights advocate Ted Wright has died. Wright ran the Westmount Legal Clinic for many years and was a fixture when it came to tenant and landlord issues. He was 71 years old. Wright was often outspoken and always well-versed when it came to housing issues and was the go-to person in English media when it came to tenants rights often providing insight on the obligations and recourse available for tenants and landlords. Friends have poured out their remembrances of him as a compassionate person who was always looking to help, and someone who treated people with respect.